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Kelsey B. Hatzell is a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow studying material science for her doctoral studies. She received a bachelor's of science degree in general engineering, and a bachelor's of arts in economics from Swarthmore College. She also holds a master's of science in mechanical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University.

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Marta C. Hatzell is a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow studying mechanical engineering for her doctoral studies. She received a bachelor's of science degree and a master's of science degree in mechanical engineering at Penn State. She is currently working on a master's of engineering in environmental engineering concurrent to her mechanical doctoral studies at the Pennsylvania State University.

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Min Young Pack is a graduating senior at the Pennsylvania State University, studying engineering science. He is member of the Schreyer’s Honors College, where his senior thesis explored the universal joint concept.

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Johanna Gretchen Hatzell is a sophomore in the Schreyer’s Honors College at Penn State University, studying industrial engineering and entrepreneurship.

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Samir Narendra Patel is a Schreyer’s Honors College student double majoring in biology and economics. He has taken part in several ventures with the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship program for the past three years.

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Tara Lynn Sulewski is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Penn State and is an engineering design instructor in the School of Engineering Design, Technology, and Professional Program (SEDTAPP). She has worked with Penn State’s Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship program for more than three years and has taken a lead on several ventures.

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Amy L. Freeman is the Assistant Dean of Engineering Diversity at the Pennsylvania State University serving as an advocate for underrepresented students and women in engineering. She received her bachelor's of science degree in construction management from Washington State University and a master's of science degree in architectural engineering at Penn State. Contributing to her career path in engineering education, she also holds a Ph.D. in workforce education from Penn State with a dissertation focusing on underrepresented graduates in technical fields. She is currently serving as a Past President and executive board member of the National Association of Multicultural Engineering Program Advocates, a collaborative effort to increase the diverse technical talent in the U.S. As an educator, Freeman served in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education for 10 years directing student programs. During that time, she developed a wide range of retention programming for students who identified as underrepresented, international, women, or transgendered. At Penn State, she continues to provide recruitment and retention enhancement through the long standing Multicultural Engineering program and the Women in Engineering program and through cultivation of partnerships with corporations, alumni, university constituents, and organizational alliances. She has written, published, and presented research findings at national conferences and is a member of several organizations including the Women in Engineering Program Advocates Network, Society of Women Engineering, the National Society of Black Engineers, the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, and the American Indian Society of Engineering and Science. She has traveled, studied, and presented internationally in Germany, Spain, Morocco, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Kenya, Tanzania, and across the U.S. As an advocate of engineering education, she emphasizes the need to share ideas, collaborate, and learn as much as possible about others and the world around us.

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Khanjan Mehta is the Director of the Humanitarian Engineering and Social Entrepreneurship (HESE) program at Penn State University. His professional interests include innovative system integration, high-tech entrepreneurship, and international social entrepreneurship. Mehta loves connecting concepts, people, computers, and devices. A basic philosophy behind his work is the convergence of disciplines, concepts, cultures, and countries to create a freer, friendlier, fairer, and more sustainable planet. He has led social ventures in Kenya, Tanzania, India, China, and other countries.

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